Jimmy Perry
English actor and scriptwriter
Died when: 93 years 33 days (1117 months)Star Sign: Virgo
James Perry, OBE (20 September 1923 – 23 October 2016) was an English script writer and actor.He devised and co-wrote the BBC sitcoms Dad's Army (1968–77), It Ain't Half Hot Mum (1974–81), Hi-De-Hi (1980–88) and You Rang, M'Lord? (1988–93), all with David Croft.
Perry co-wrote the theme tune of Dad's Army, "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding, Mr.Hitler?" along with Derek Taverner, for which Perry received an Ivor Novello Award from the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors in 1971.
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